Alex is a founding partner at Hughes Fowler Carruthers. He specialises in complex divorce and financial work and children’s work, in particular in international cases. His clients are high net worth individuals with complex legal issues including trusts and jurisdictional disputes.
Alex is a founding partner at Hughes Fowler Carruthers. He specialises in complex divorce and financial work and children’s work, particularly in international cases. His clients are high net worth individuals with complex legal issues including trusts and jurisdictional disputes.
Alex is contributing editor to the Chambers Family Law 2025 Global Practice Guide. He is a member of Resolution, the International Bar Association and a fellow of the International Academy of Family Lawyers. Alex is a qualified mediator and collaborative lawyer and is featured in Spear’s Family Law Index’s ‘Top Recommended Family Lawyers’ list. Alex is also listed in Tatler Address Book’s Advisory as one of the leading family lawyers in their trusted network of influential and elite private client experts with “gilt-edged” expertise.
He is a trustee of the Royal Courts of Justice Citizens Advice Bureau and a regular commentator and speaker on family law.
Alex continues to be highly commended in the leading legal directories for his expertise. Chambers UK 2026 reconfirms Alex’s Band 1 ranking, enthusing that he’s a “fearless advocate” and a “fine strategist who understands his clients’ needs and focuses on getting the best outcome.” One source praises his ability to “get straight to the point” and provide “clear advice.”
Chambers UK 2025 highlights that Alex is “as good as it gets in terms of financial remedy solicitors.” One commentator highlighted that he “has taken on some of the most combative litigation cases and done so with a lightness of touch,” continuing that “he would run through a wall for his clients.”
Chambers HNW 2026 describes Alex as “a first-class solicitor with huge legal and practical experience.” A source praises him saying, “Alex is great and he’s good at dealing with the quirky and difficult scenarios.” Chambers UK 2024 and Chambers HNW 2024 note that Alex is “someone you go to with a really knotty problem.”
A source praises him for being “an outstanding strategist: empathetic, practical and a pleasure to deal with.” He is further highlighted for being “as good as it gets in terms of financial remedy solicitors” and “a seasoned litigator who knows when to take risks and very often gets excellent results.”
The Legal 500 UK 2026 reconfirms Alex’s ranking in the Hall of Fame, with clients praising him for being “an amazing negotiator with unrivalled experience in particular for complex and cross-border disputes (…) Extremely combative but done with grace and lightness of touch.”
Alex’s interests include bridge. He studied science at Cambridge before qualifying as a solicitor in 1994. He practised at Bates, Wells & Braithwaite, first as a solicitor and then (from 1999) as a partner until the inception of Hughes Fowler Carruthers in 2001.
Hughes Fowler Carruthers is the trading name of Hughes Fowler Carruthers LLP and Hughes Fowler Carruthers Ltd. These are separate legal entities. From 1 April 2025 all new clients or new matters will be clients of the LLP. Any ongoing matters after this date will continue to be serviced by the Ltd.